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Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.107  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…
Newgate Prison, (Granby)
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.107 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has been edited in Photoshop to enhance the pencil drawing, and make it more visible.

Newgate Prison, (Granby)

Artist (American, 1798 - 1885)
Date1834
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 6 5/16 x 7 7/8in. (16 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionThe buildings of Newgate Prison occupy a hill in the center of the composition. The land slopes to the left and distant hills are visible in the background. To the right, another building appears behind a low wall surrounded by pine trees. A figure sketching, probably a self-portrait of the artist, is seated on a rock in the foreground. At the time Barber made his drawing the cavern beneath the prison was being worked as a copper mine by the Phoenix Mining Company, incorporated in 1830
Object number1953.5.107
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.
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